By Kenzie Love
An Ancient Muse is Canadian singer Loreena McKennitt’s first studio album in 10 years. Personal tragedy accounts for part of the delay (her fiance died in a 1998 boating accident) and she’s also been busy taking on an offending biography. Another factor is likely the tremendous amount of time it must have taken her to… Continue reading Spun: Lireena McKennitt
Tim Crouch is the Prince of Denmark. He is also the founder of England-based theatre company News From Nowhere, a hypnotist in his critically acclaimed play An Oak Tree, and a glass of water, if he says so. “News From Nowhere is more of a nom de guerre,” says Crouch. “It’s a name that enables… Continue reading Get thee to a Rodeo
By Chris Tait
Walking the cold, crowded streets of downtown, I once spotted, in the part of a passing and bravely unzipped jacket, the words “Shakespeare hates your emo poems.” This image recurred, unpleasantly, upon encountering Numb, a graphic novella by Joshua Kemble.Kemble’s autobiographical short, short comic “about lost love and broken memories” describes a breakup with his… Continue reading Book Review: “Numb” Mind-Numbing
Comic book fans considering renting Stan Lee Presents: Mosaic, a straight-to-DVD animated movie from Lee’s own Pow! Entertainment, have an important question to ask themselves: would they be willing to rent a movie titled, Stan Lee Presents: Festering Crap? Or, perhaps, Stan Lee Presents: A Waste of 72 Minutes? Mosaic proves that just because Stan… Continue reading “Mosaic” not quite the sum of its parts
By Rachel Betts-Wilmott and Sara Hanson
If it were still 1997 (and if frosted hair had ever been cool), then Frosted Tipz might be the best name for a band. Having played their first show at a roller rink, Edmonton’s Frosted Tipz deserve a bit of leeway, even though the ’90s are long gone. “We’re not particularly fond of it anymore,”… Continue reading Not as dumb as the hairstyle
By Robin Ianson
While most people’s exposure to the world of puppetry has been limited to Saturday morning children’s shows and corny ventriloquist acts, Calgarian Xstine Cook’s International Festival of Animated Objects is working to change all that. The IFAO runs Jan. 19-28 and will highlight the best and brightest from the world of puppetry, masks and all… Continue reading Puppets and penises
Anyone can submit an original photo to the editor. Drop off your high resolution photoalong with your name, contact information and a brief description including type ofcamera (not exceeding 30 words) to room 319 MacEwan Student Centre or email photo@gauntlet.ucalgary.caAlso, the video corresponding to this photo is awesome. Check it out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buq8X8ScDR0.
It’s that time of year again when you start getting numbers back in your classes before your finals and you realize, ‘Hey, maybe I should’ve spent more time at class, and less time in the Den.’Now the only hope is to cram all those ideas from the textbook. But, don’t forget those notes you stole… Continue reading Dinos Report Cards 2006
By Jeff Clemens
The release of the Wii and the PlayStation 3 has lead to a bit of a lull in game releases this year. All the companies seem to be waiting to see what happens in the months after the launch before bringing out the big guns with the franchise games like Halo 3 and Metal Gear… Continue reading Online Exclusive: Top Videogames of 2006
By Amanda Hu
Socially inept, athletically challenged, unattractive, klutzy, brace-faced, nerdy geeks with instrument fetishes, overalls and funny hats. This is the typical image that comes to mind when the words “marching band” are mentioned. Pop culture has the unequivocal ability to reduce an entire world into one compact mental picture. Proof of this point is the stereotypical… Continue reading Marching Band Confidential